Meta Platforms, Inc. $META Holdings Raised by Lmcg Investments LLC

Lmcg Investments LLC lifted its stake in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) by 17.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 31,240 shares of the social networking company’s stock after buying an additional 4,719 shares during the quarter. Meta Platforms makes up about 1.2% of Lmcg Investments LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest position. Lmcg Investments LLC’s holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $22,655,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Obermeyer Wealth Partners boosted its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 2.1% during the third quarter. Obermeyer Wealth Partners now owns 81,627 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $59,194,000 after acquiring an additional 1,672 shares during the last quarter. Diligent Investors LLC increased its holdings in Meta Platforms by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Diligent Investors LLC now owns 7,471 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $5,418,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Kachkovsky & Fisher Inc. bought a new stake in Meta Platforms in the 3rd quarter valued at $254,000. Flavin Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in Meta Platforms by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Flavin Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,490 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $2,531,000 after acquiring an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vest Financial LLC lifted its stake in Meta Platforms by 16.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 156,707 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $113,641,000 after purchasing an additional 21,959 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.91% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on META shares. President Capital raised shares of Meta Platforms from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $660.00 to $897.00 in a report on Thursday, September 24th. Daiwa Securities Group cut their price objective on Meta Platforms from $790.00 to $687.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Tigress Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $945.00 target price (down from $995.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a report on Thursday, September 24th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Meta Platforms from $1,000.00 to $995.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price target on Meta Platforms from $930.00 to $950.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 25th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Meta Platforms currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $833.12.

Meta Platforms Price Performance

Meta Platforms stock opened at $630.56 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $1.61 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.50, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.19. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $664.68 and its 200 day moving average is $632.84. The company has a quick ratio of 1.90, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 52-week low of $520.26 and a 52-week high of $779.82.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 21st. The social networking company reported $7.40 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.54 by $0.86. Meta Platforms had a net margin of 31.15% and a return on equity of 30.73%. The business had revenue of $64.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $63.34 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $7.25 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 26.1% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts forecast that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 28.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Meta Platforms Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 28th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 21st were given a dividend of $0.5250 per share. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 21st. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.16%.

Trending Headlines about Meta Platforms

Here are the key news stories impacting Meta Platforms this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Meta plans to invest heavily in AI infrastructure, proprietary models, personal “superintelligence,” AI assistants such as Muse, and smart glasses. Analysts say the spending could accelerate new product launches and create additional monetization opportunities. Meta’s $95 Billion AI Push Could Accelerate New Product Launches
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts remain bullish, citing Meta’s strong advertising business, user engagement, international revenue growth and relatively low valuation. The company recently reported quarterly revenue of $64.6 billion, up 26% year over year, while earnings exceeded expectations. Analysts Stand by Meta’s AI Push
• Positive Sentiment: Investors could eventually benefit if AI improves ad targeting, engagement and new product revenue. Some research argues that Meta’s core Family of Apps business remains attractively valued despite current AI and Reality Labs losses. Meta Platforms: Muse May Be Metaverse 2.0
• Neutral Sentiment: Meta announced approximately $35 billion of equity offerings and plans to raise as much as $95 billion overall, including up to $60 billion through an at-the-market program involving new nonvoting Class C shares. The proceeds are intended to fund AI infrastructure and long-term growth. Meta Announces $95 Billion Stock Offering
• Neutral Sentiment: The financing plan includes a new share class and a mandatory convertible preferred offering that could carry a 6%–6.5% dividend yield, changing Meta’s capital structure while limiting immediate cash funding needs. The New Meta Convertible Stock Offering
• Negative Sentiment: The planned stock issuance creates dilution risk and signals that Meta’s AI buildout will require substantial external capital. Investors are also concerned that aggressive spending could compress margins and weaken free cash flow before AI investments generate returns.
• Negative Sentiment: Meta’s elevated capital-expenditure outlook, combined with a reported $9.89 billion legal charge, has intensified concerns about near-term earnings quality, cash flow and execution risk. Meta Q3 Legal Charge and Capital Expenditures

Insider Activity

In other Meta Platforms news, CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold 27,474 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $777.44, for a total transaction of $21,359,386.56. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Christopher K. Cox sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $712.76, for a total value of $28,510,400.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 184,516 shares in the company, valued at $131,515,624.16. The trade was a 17.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 148,440 shares of company stock worth $101,456,300. 13.53% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Meta Platforms Company Profile

Meta Platforms, Inc is a technology company that develops social networking, messaging, virtual and augmented reality, and artificial intelligence products. The company’s principal platforms include Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Threads, which enable users to connect, communicate, share content, and discover products and services.

Meta also operates Reality Labs, its division focused on virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technologies. Reality Labs develops products such as Meta Quest virtual reality headsets and related software and experiences, along with research and hardware intended to support immersive computing.